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Clayton County Republican Party Questions CLAYTON COUNTY OFFICIAL ABSENTEE/PROVISIONAL/CHALLENGED BALLOT OFFICIAL REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARY AND NONPARTISAN GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA MAY 22, 2018 To vote, blacken the Oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, manually WRITE his or her name in the write-in section and blacken the Oval ( ) next to the write-in section. If you desire to vote YES or NO for a PROPOSED QUESTION, blacken the corresponding Oval ( ). Use only blue or black pen or pencil. Do not vote for more candidates than the number allowed for each specific office. Do not cross out or erase. If you erase or make other marks on the ballot or tear the ballot, your vote may not count. If you change your mind or make a mistake, you may return the ballot by writing “Spoiled” across the face of the ballot and return envelope. You may then mail the spoiled ballot back to your county board of registrars, and you will be issued another official absentee ballot. Alternatively, you may surrender the ballot to the poll manager of an early voting site within your county or the precinct to which you are assigned. You will then be permitted to vote a regular ballot. "I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list of candidates, issue, or list of issues included in this election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law." [OCGA 21-2-284(e), 21-2-285(h) and 21-2-383(a)] For Governor For State School Superintendent -2- (Vote for One) (Vote for One) Are you in favor of exploring changing L.S. "CASEY" CAGLE JOHN BARGE Georgia’s primary process to a Caucus? YES EDDIE HAYES RICHARD WOODS NO (Incumbent) -3- HUNTER HILL For Commissioner of Labor Is the current County Commission, which (Vote for One) is all one party-Democrat, doing enough to BRIAN KEMP MARK BUTLER attract businesses and jobs to Clayton (Incumbent) County? CLAY TIPPINS For Public Service YES Commissioner NO (To Succeed Chuck Eaton) MARC URBACH (Vote for One) -4- CHUCK EATON (Incumbent) Should the criminal justice system be MICHAEL WILLIAMS reformed? For Public Service YES Commissioner NO For Lieutenant Governor (To Succeed Tricia Pridemore) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) -5- GEOFF DUNCAN JOHN HITCHINS III In your experience has the “Affordable Healthcare Act” (also known as RICK JEFFARES TRICIA PRIDEMORE Obamacare) improved or impaired your (Incumbent) access and experiences with healthcare services? DAVID SHAFER For U.S. Representative in 116th IMPROVED Congress From the 13th IMPAIRED Congressional District of For Secretary of State Georgia -6- (Vote for One) (Vote for One) Would you be willing to serve as a GOP DAVID BELLE ISLE FEMI AKINKUGBE precinct chairman or become involved in other Clayton County Republican Party activities as promoted on BUZZ BROCKWAY DAVID CALLAHAN www.facebook.com/CCGARP ? YES JOSH MCKOON For State Senator From NO 34th District (Vote for One) NONPARTISAN BRAD RAFFENSPERGER GENERAL ELECTION TOMMY SMITH For Attorney General For Justice, (Vote for One) Supreme Court of Georgia For County Board of Education (To Succeed Michael P. Boggs) CHRIS CARR District 9 (Vote for One) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) MICHAEL P. BOGGS (Incumbent) For Commissioner of Agriculture KIMBERLY E. COWAN-KEANE (Vote for One) GARY BLACK Write-in (Incumbent) REPUBLICAN PARTY QUESTIONS For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia For Commissioner of Insurance (To Succeed Britt C. Grant) (VoteSAMPLE for One) -1- (Vote for One) JIM BECK BRITT CAGLE GRANT Do the actions of national party members and (Incumbent) leaders impact how you feel about the local JAY FLORENCE political party? Write-in TRACY JORDAN YES NO TURN BALLOT OVER TO CONTINUE VOTING FRONT Card For Justice, For Judge, Supreme Court of Georgia Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed Carol Hunstein) (To Succeed Brian M. Rickman) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) JOHN ELLINGTON BRIAN RICKMAN (Incumbent) Write-in Write-in For Justice, For Judge, Superior Court of the Supreme Court of Georgia Clayton Judicial Circuit (To Succeed Harold D. Melton) (To Succeed Geronda V. Carter) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) HAROLD D. MELTON GERONDA V. CARTER (Incumbent) (Incumbent) Write-in Write-in For Justice, For Judge, Superior Court of the Supreme Court of Georgia Clayton Judicial Circuit (To Succeed Nels S.D. Peterson) (To Succeed Aaron B. Mason) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) NELS PETERSON AARON B. MASON (Incumbent) (Incumbent) Write-in Write-in For Judge, For Judge of State Court of Court of Appeals of Georgia Clayton County (To Succeed Charlie Jones Bethel) (To Succeed Tammi Hayward) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) CHARLIE BETHEL TAMMI LONG HAYWARD (Incumbent) (Incumbent) Write-in For Judge of State Court of Clayton County Write-in (To Succeed Michael T. Garrett) For Judge, (Vote for One) Court of Appeals of Georgia MICHAEL TYRONE GARRETT (To Succeed Stephen Dillard) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) Write-in STEPHEN DILLARD For Judge of State Court of (Incumbent) Clayton County (To Succeed Margaret Spencer) (Vote for One) MARGARET L. SPENCER Write-in (Incumbent) For Judge, Write-in Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed John Ellington) (Vote for One) KEN HODGES KEN SHIGLEY Write-in For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed Amanda Mercier) (Vote for One) AMANDA H. MERCIER (Incumbent) Write-in For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed M.Yvette Miller) (Vote for One) M. YVETTE MILLER (Incumbent) Write-in For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To SucceedSAMPLE Clyde L. Reese, III) (Vote for One) CLYDE L. REESE III (Incumbent) Write-in BACK Card .
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